Artifacts

Artifacts are powerful magical items that, when wielded, grant their owner a new ability. Artifacts are known throughout the Tiers - and the greater Empire beyond. As an Artifact's reputation grows, its ability becomes more powerful.

Artifacts are carried over to New Game+; 2 artifacts can be selected for inclusion into your inventory on your 1st NG+. The number increases by 1 per new NG+, until a maximum of 9 on your 8th NG+.

Collecting artifacts also increase your fame.

Obtaining artifacts

 * Weapons
 * Deathbringer, Heart's Blood and The Baneward: Researched at the Library and then manufactured at the Forge.
 * Snowfang: Researched using The Silent Archive at the Library and then manufactured at the Forge.
 * Azure Shield: Found at Gulfglow Oldwalls, possessed by Red-Fang.
 * Staff of Cairn: Harvest a piece of Cairn during Securing The Sea in the Stone Sea and have it turned into a staff at the Forge.
 * Dauntless: Infested Oldwalls, embedded in a stone.
 * Staff of Hours: Burning Library, found near the Silent Archive.
 * Sunlance: Twin Rivers Oldwalls - Depths, locked behind the door in the north-eastern corner. Unlock it by powering the beacon with a Saphir Torchkey.
 * Tempest: Lethian's Crossing Oldwalls - Antechamber, in the locked chest Zdenya is resting against.
 * Gravebow: Blade Grave Oldwalls - East, in the closet beyond the beacon room.
 * Peacemaker: Dropped by Graven Ashe.
 * Final Scream: Dropped by Voices of Nerat.
 * Penumbra: Received from Reef-Talon (Bastard's Wound).
 * Edict's Crescent: Quest reward received from Lycentia for solving Never Free.
 * Edict's Mallet: Quest reward received from Lohara for solving Never Free.
 * Wave's Crest: Obtained by talking to Eb once you get the Vial of Inexplicably Heavy Water
 * Circular Reason: Quest reward for completing Truth and Reconciliation.
 * Hammer of Sunder: Found at the Burning Library if you end the edict by swapping an artifact.
 * Wearable gear
 * Alchemist's Gloves, Commander's Plate, Hierarch's Robes, Nightwalker's Boots: Manufactured at the Forge.
 * Helm of the First Regent: Found at Rust Canyons, if you proclaimed the Edict with no warning.
 * Binding of Shadows: Received from Bleden Mark with Favor 3 or dropped by him.
 * Magebane Helm: Found at Lethian's Crossing, quest item.
 * Face of Judgment: Dropped by Tunon.
 * Weeping Whispers: Found at Torn Strand (Bastard's Wound).
 * Infused Shadows: Examine the murals with Kills-in-Shadow in the Oldwalls under Bastard's Wound.
 * Songbird's Encore: Obtained at the start of Act 3 by talking to Sirin if you found the Ancient Oldwalls parchment in the Oldwalls
 * Accessories
 * Scales of Mercy: Researched using The Silent Archive at the Library and then manufactured at the Forge.
 * Steadfast Insignia: Found at Oldwalls Breach during A Breach Between Worlds.
 * Banner of Ardent: Found at the Burning Library if you end the edict by swapping an artifact.

List of artifact equipment

 * Equipment refers to non-weapon items that can be worn by the characters.